Publix Chocolate Shadow Cake Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Publix Super Markets is recalling 7-inch Chocolate Shadow cakes in Florida due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is recalling 7-inch Chocolate Shadow cakes sold in Florida. The recall was initiated after the cake supplier, Maplehurst Deli-Bake South Inc., notified Publix on November 15, 2012, of a contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed from November 11, 2012, through November 15, 2012. The source text does not specify the exact number of units recalled or the specific store locations within Florida.
Consumers who purchased these cakes should check their scale ID numbers. The recalled products have a Scale ID Number beginning with 002-95323-00000. The last five digits of the scale ID number contain the unit price. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the store for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Publix 7inch Chocolate Shadow cake Scale ID Number * 002-95323-00000 *The last five digits of the scale ID number contain the unit price. For example $4.99 would have the last five digits ending 00499.
- Manufacturer
- Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- Recalled products were distributed from November 11
- 2012 through November 15
- 2012.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 44 recalled by Publix Super Markets, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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